Catchin' up

Boy, I get a little sinus infection and totally become a permanent fixture on the couch for several days in a row. I started taking Sudafed and drinking Gojo Berry tea on Sunday, hoping to get better. Jamie told me to 'kill it' with meds (he'd buy everything in the store that said sinus infection on it) and Rick told me to 'drown it' with tons of water and a hot bath. After having a fever for almost 12 full hours on Monday, all I wanted to do was sleep. After several cans of chicken noodle soup, I am feeling better but still sitting here on the couch. Why ruin a good thing right?

Makena and I both enjoyed soup for dinner on Monday night. And, when Jamie is gone she always sleeps with me - we stayed up reading for a while. On Tuesday, we ordered dinner from one of our favorite Chinese food restaurants - Happy Panda - and then went to bed to read some more. I picked up Jamie from the airport after 5pm on Wednesday...about 30 minutes late due to traffic. Then our friend Jaime ('the other Jaime') arrived and took us to dinner at PF Changs. I was not happy to find out they they took my favorite duck dish off of the menu. So...I tried a new Ahi-tuna dish and totally recommend it. They also have yummy organic green tea!

I must have gotten caught up my sleep this week, because I didn't fall asleep until 3am this morning. (I must have been thinking of you Kathy!) Then...I was up by 8am...

Couple of other things over the last few days:

1. My Grandma Neena is feeling much better now and is doing great! Thanks for all the good thoughts everyone! (We love you Grandma!)
2. I'm now an Etsy addict! If you haven't gone to Etsy.com, you should! I spent 4 hours on there yesterday. I've been shopping for homemade/recycled gifts like crazy.
3. I recently purchased a small laminating machine to make a few Christmas gifts and some Relay fundraising items (hopefully). Can't wait to use it!
4. Makena will be learning to crochet so that she can make amigurumi items as a fundraiser for her Relay team. She's already told her friends that they all have to buy one. : )
5. Makena, Jamie and I are going to see the Twilight movie tomorrow after Makena gets out of school. She decided that she wanted to see it - Jamie is going along so he doesn't miss out.
6. I am organizing a couple of dinner nights with local restaurants to do Relay fundraisers - Extreme Pizza and Chevy's and maybe others. More info in 2009.
7. Another fundraiser that I organized for Relay (and am very excited about) is for www.Greenraising.com You can choose 25% of your purchases (GREEN purchases) to go towards Relay For Life of Hillsboro! I'll have more info out to everyone soon.
8. There were new stores added to iGive.com this week. This has been a great team fundraiser for my Relay team...please sign up and shop to support our cause!
9. And yet...another FUNdraiser that my Relay team (Tami's Full-House of Champions) is doing is a RAZ Transportation bus to Spirit Mountain Casino on January 31st! I'll have flyers out soon...been working on that today too.
10. Okay...ONE more FUNdraiser! My Relay team will be doing a 'track you laps' fundraiser at the Relay Event (June 20 & 21, 2009) You buy the necklace for $2 and then earn a (free) bead at every lap to track your laps. More info. in 2009.

I'll leave you with a picture of Makena eating one of her favorite things...pickles. Papa brought this gimanous jar for her birthday...she's loving it!

Something to Ponder: When people say "Oh you just want to have your cake and eat it too." Umm...Isn't that the point of a cake??